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Diodorus Siculus, Historical Library, 1.81.1
nan In the education of their sons the priests teach them two kinds of writing, that which is called "sacred" and that which is used in the more general instruction. Geometry and arithmetic are given special attention.

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1. Mishnah, Avot, 1 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE)
2. Mishnah, Peah, 2.6 (1st cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) 2.6. It happened that Rabbi Shimon of Mitzpah planted his field [with two different kinds] and came before Rabban Gamaliel. They both went up to the Chamber of Hewn Stone and asked [about the law]. Nahum the scribe said: I have a tradition from Rabbi Meyasha, who received it from Abba, who received it from the pairs [of sage], who received it from the prophets, a halakhah of Moses from Sinai, that one who plants his field with two species of wheat, if he makes up of it one threshing-floor, he gives only one peah, but if two threshing-floors, he gives two peahs."
3. Strabo, Geography, 17.1.44 17.1.44. At Abydos Osiris is worshipped; but in the temple of Osiris no singer, nor player on the pipe, nor on the cithara, is permitted to perform at the commencement of the ceremonies celebrated in honour of the god, as is usual in rites celebrated in honour of the other gods. Next to Abydos is the lesser Diospolis, then the city Tentyra, where the crocodile is held in peculiar abhorrence, and is regarded as the most odious of all animals. For the other Egyptians, although acquainted with its mischievous disposition, and hostility towards the human race, yet worship it, and abstain from doing it harm. But the people of Tentyra track and destroy it in every way. Some however, as they say of the Psyllians of Cyrenaea, possess a certain natural antipathy to snakes, and the people of Tentyra have the same dislike to crocodiles, yet they suffer no injury from them, but dive and cross the river when no other person ventures to do so. When crocodiles were brought to Rome to be exhibited, they were attended by some of the Tentyritae. A reservoir was made for them with a sort of stage on one of the sides, to form a basking-place for them on coming out of the water, and these persons went into the water, drew them in a net to the place, where they might sun themselves and be exhibited, and then dragged them back again to the reservoir. The people of Tentyra worship Venus. At the back of the fane of Venus is a temple of Isis ; then follow what are called the Typhoneia, and the canal leading to Coptos, a city common both to the Egyptians and Arabians.

Subjects of this text:

subject	book bibliographic info
abydos,temple of osiris in	Griffiths (1975), The Isis-Book (Metamorphoses, Book XI), 185
anubis,temple of,in delos	Griffiths (1975), The Isis-Book (Metamorphoses, Book XI), 185
aurelius,marcus	Griffiths (1975), The Isis-Book (Metamorphoses, Book XI), 185
castanets	Griffiths (1975), The Isis-Book (Metamorphoses, Book XI), 185
cession'	Griffiths (1975), The Isis-Book (Metamorphoses, Book XI), 185
cymbals	Griffiths (1975), The Isis-Book (Metamorphoses, Book XI), 185
delos,and isis pelagia,priests at	Griffiths (1975), The Isis-Book (Metamorphoses, Book XI), 185
drums	Griffiths (1975), The Isis-Book (Metamorphoses, Book XI), 185
flute,sound of,in procession	Griffiths (1975), The Isis-Book (Metamorphoses, Book XI), 185
herculaneum,frescoes from	Griffiths (1975), The Isis-Book (Metamorphoses, Book XI), 185
isis,in herculaneum	Griffiths (1975), The Isis-Book (Metamorphoses, Book XI), 185
lists	Bickerman and Tropper (2007), Studies in Jewish and Christian History, 538
moses	Bickerman and Tropper (2007), Studies in Jewish and Christian History, 538
oral law	Bickerman and Tropper (2007), Studies in Jewish and Christian History, 538
osiris,in abydos	Griffiths (1975), The Isis-Book (Metamorphoses, Book XI), 185
pharisees,pairs	Bickerman and Tropper (2007), Studies in Jewish and Christian History, 538
pharisees	Bickerman and Tropper (2007), Studies in Jewish and Christian History, 538
philosophers	Bickerman and Tropper (2007), Studies in Jewish and Christian History, 538
priesthood	Bickerman and Tropper (2007), Studies in Jewish and Christian History, 538
pythagoras and pythagoreans	Bickerman and Tropper (2007), Studies in Jewish and Christian History, 538
schools	Bickerman and Tropper (2007), Studies in Jewish and Christian History, 538
shechemites	Bickerman and Tropper (2007), Studies in Jewish and Christian History, 538
sistrum = bronze rattle,carried by isis,carried by priest	Griffiths (1975), The Isis-Book (Metamorphoses, Book XI), 185
tambourines	Griffiths (1975), The Isis-Book (Metamorphoses, Book XI), 185
tympanum	Griffiths (1975), The Isis-Book (Metamorphoses, Book XI), 185
youths,choir of,in procession	Griffiths (1975), The Isis-Book (Metamorphoses, Book XI), 185